Congee Queen will always be THE GO-TO. No matter the location. Food quality and quantity are always consistent and the ambiance feels warm and familiar enough for your party of 15 family members to stand and wait 30 minutes by the entrance on a blizzarding Winter night just for a table.
Sat-in as soon as doors opened on a weekday morning for 2, hungry for something hot. Ordered congee and cheung fun (steamed rice noodle rolls).
Minced beef congee ($6.25) - yum. I actually prefer the seafood bowl since the salmon works beautifully with soupy rice but my table had a seafood allergy. Congee was runny but not too runny; thick but not too thick. You get it. Content with the amount of protein in my congee. However, requires soy sauce to flavor unlike other bowls I've had. 3.5/5
Shrimp and chive rice noodle ($5.95) - best I have ever had! Such a generous helping of shrimp. I've ordered this at Congee Queen before only to have found it to be average but I guess in this case early bird gets the worm! Scarfed it down in no time. 5/5
Lesson learned is that with Congee Queen, dine when its much less busy and there is no competing with other tables for your server's attention or perception your food is taking long to arrive from watching other tables digging in. Only had a good experience! Will be back.